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Matthew Barton105 Pawnee AvenueManitou Springs, Colorado 80829Skype: Mattbarton123mattbarton123@gmail.com

Summary of Qualifications

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• 15 years of teaching English at the secondary level
• Experience in teaching AP English Language and AP Literature
• Experience in teaching IB English Language A for Standard and Higher Level
• Coordinator and teacher of IB Extended Essay
• Summer School Administrator for K-12 students
• 16 years experience coaching boys and girls soccer
• Technology integration with one to one laptops, labs, blogs, and wikis
• Current professional license from the Colorado Department of Education

Teaching Experience

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Woodland Park High School, Colorado 2012 to Present

• AP English Language and Composition
• English IV, British Literature and Composition
• Leadership
• Student Council Sponsor
• Boys Junior Varsity Soccer Coach

Shanghai Community International School, China 2011 to 2012

• IB English Language A
• IB Extended Essay Coordinator
• IB Self-Study Language A1 Supervisor
• English Grades 9, 11, and 12
• Middle School and Upper School Girls Soccer Coach

Manitou Springs High School, Colorado 1999 – 2011

• Honors English III
• English Grades 9 through 12
• Advanced Rhetoric
• Film and Literature
• Student Council
• Boys and Girls Varsity Soccer Coach

Rampart High School, Colorado 1998-1999

• British Literature
• Senior Composition
• Journalism
• English Grades 9, 10, and 12
• Boys and Girls Junior Varsity Soccer Coach

Education

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Regis University, Colorado
Educational Licensure Program, 1997

St. Francis University, Illinois
B.A. in English, 1991

Professional Development & Activities

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Colorado District Sample Curriculum Project

• Developed concept based curriculum for CDE in alignment with 9 through 12 standards, 2012

Center for the Advancement and Study of International Education, Atlanta

• IB Diploma Programme Workshop, English Language A1, 2011

Co-Leader 11th Grade Service Trip

• Responsible for 30 students on a week long trip to Guilin Province, China to repair local elementary school and work with migrant students, 2011

Cherry Creek Advanced Placement Institute, Colorado

• AP English Language course, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009
• AP English Literature course, 2010

National Soccer Coaches Association of America

• Diploma Course, 2009

Founder and coordinator for Manitou Springs Soccer Camp

• Provided a week long summer camp for 100+ players, aged 6to18, and oversaw a coaching staff of 10 to 15 coaches, 1999 through 2011

Created and implemented AP English program, Manitou Springs

• Established a semester long class for students interested in taking AP English Language exam, with 80% of students participating receiving a passing score, 2005 through 2010

Manitou Springs High School Advisory Program

• Developed and instituted advisory program for all students focusing on community service, character development, goal setting, and post-secondary options, 2005 through 2007

United States Soccer Federation

• Coaching Licensure Program, 2000

Colorado College High School Journalism and Yearbook Symposium

• High School Newspaper Advisor Workshop, 1998

School Committees and Programs:

• Children at Risk, Salary and Stipend Committee, Technology in the Classroom, Facilities Improvement, North Central School Accreditation, New Teacher Mentor, Educational Technology and Informational Literacy

Awards and Recognitions

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• Stanford University Student Nominated Outstanding Teacher, 2010
• Colorado Tri-Peaks League Coach of the Year, 2002 and 2010
• Colorado High School Coaches Association Coach of the Year, 2006
• Colorado Springs Gazette Coach of the Year, 2004 and 2006
• Nominated to Teachers as Leaders Symposium, 2005

Technology Skills

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• Proficient in Mac and Windows, PowerSchool, Publisher, PhotoShop, Word and

Google Docs, Excel, Google Spreadsheets, PowerPoint, Wikis, Atlas Rubicon, Prezi,
Animoto and other Web 2.0 tools.